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COVID-19

Why BC Fared So Well Through COVID-19

By Tristin Hopper
June 26, 2020

Chinese-Canadians may have done more than any single community to shield Western Canada from the worst excesses of COVID-19

Events

Vancouver Island Events for June 23rd to June 28th, 2020

By Ben Waterworth
June 24, 2020

Trivia nights, sessions to help reopen through COVID-19 and "theatre home delivery" service

COVID-19

COVID-19 May Be Causing a Dramatic Rise in Penis Injuries: Victoria Study

By Cameron Welch
June 21, 2020

A UBC study attributed the spike in broken male genitals to the unintended consequences of COVID-19 lockdowns

Civil Unrest

Victoria's Forgotten Race Riot

By Ann Edelstein
June 21, 2020

Mobs had sought vengeance against the city's Germans, but succeeded only in shattering their own downtown

Policing

Police Are Facing Ever-Rising Rates of Mental Health Calls, Raising the Risk of Tragedies Like the Shooting of Chantel Moore

Canadian police face a "significant increase" in mental health-related calls, and as the killing of Vancouver Island woman Chantel Moore shows, sometimes these calls can go terribly wrong

COVID-19

Prevent a Second Wave: Here’s More of What We Know on How to Avoid COVID-19

By Tristin Hopper
June 20, 2020

It doesn't stick to surfaces as much as we thought, and is particularly slow to spread outdoors

COVID-19

The Pandemic Has Been Terrible for People, but Great for Orcas

According to experts, BC’s embattled killer whales are now enjoying quieter seas and increased fish

Real Estate

Why Victoria Paid $10 Million for a Pandora Avenue Property That Cost $3.7 million in 2016

By Sean Craig
June 19, 2020

Rise is due in part to the city’s own decision to greenlight rezoning for the site

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